Verifying .NET
You might already have .NET installed.
You can verify if you have .NET installed by doing the following:
Step 1
Open the run dialog by
pressing +
R.
Step 2
Type in cmd and
press .
A terminal window should open.
Step 3
In the terminal, type in dotnet --version and
press .
If it prints out something like 'dotnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
then .NET is not installed and you need to install it by following the instructions on installing .NET .
If it prints out a number 10 or above (similar to something like 10.0.300),
you already have .NET installed and can skip to installing a code editor .
If it prints out a number lower than 10 (similar to something like 5.0.408, 6.0.428, 8.0.421 or 9.0.314),
you need to install a newer version of .NET by following the instructions on installing .NET .